Both Kia and Hyundai set June sales records with help from crossovers. Kia sales rose 16 percent last month, while Hyundai sold nine more vehicles than in the year-earlier period.
Toyota Motor Sales USA's June sales fell 5.6 percent to 198,257 units, dragged down by a slide in Toyota brand's sales of both cars and light trucks. Truck sales were hurt by availability issues, which company executives said are being addressed.
Cerberus Capital Management has boosted its stake in plastic automotive components by acquiring Canada's ABC Group Inc.
General Motors' June sales slipped 1.6 percent amid a continued reduction in shipments to daily rental operators. GM said it sold 255,210 light vehicles last month, which included 5,690 fewer rental units vs. a year earlier.
Sales of the Ford F series surged 29 percent last month in the face of a bitter Chevrolet ad campaign attacking the F-150's aluminum body as too fragile. The rest of Ford Motor Co.'s lineup posted a 0.
Nissan Division sales rose 13 percent to a June sales record of 129,495 units, thanks to an effort to improve the way Nissan dealers stock inventories.
A digital video disc player was found in the Tesla car that was on autopilot when it crashed and killed the driver in Florida in May, Florida Highway Patrol officials said on Friday.
As reported yesterday, BMW Group, Intel, and Mobileye have confirmed they are joining forces to make self-driving vehicles.
American Honda's U.S. sales rose 3.2 percent in June as the strength of light trucks at the Honda brand helped counter a 27 percent drop at Acura.
Volkswagen of America posted its lowest June sales since 2010 while luxury sibling Audi notched another monthly record on surging crossover sales last month.
Jaguar Land Rover CEO Ralf Speth says he 'regrets' the political process that lead to the UK's exit from the EU, indicating that the British people weren't properly informed about the consequences of a Brexit.
U.S. traffic deaths rose 7.7 percent in 2015 over the previous year to 35,200, the highest number of people killed on U.S. roads since 2008, the government's preliminary estimate reviewed by Reuters shows.
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5 Jul, 2016
The McLaren 570S is the 2016 Auto Express Performance Car of the Year, with the BMW M2 and Ferrari 488 GTB commended
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Awards
5 Jul, 2016
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